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chich

/tʃɪtʃ/

chich noun: the chickpea.

Noun

chich (plural chiches)

  1. The chickpea.

Proper noun capitalized: Chich

Chich

  1. (UK, abbreviation, clipping, slang) Clipping of Chichester.
    • a night out in Chich

Forms of chich

pluralchiches

Origin of chich

From French chiche, pois chiche (“a dwarf pea”), from Latin cicer (“the chickpea”).

Words formed from chich

Words that rhyme with chich

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Questions about chich

What does chich mean?
Chich means the chickpea.
What part of speech is chich?
Chich can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chich?
Chich is pronounced /tʃɪtʃ/.
What is the plural of chich?
The plural of chich is chiches.

Words near chich in the dictionary

  1. chicas
  2. chiccories
  3. chiccory
  4. chicer
  5. chicest
  6. chich
  7. chicha
  8. Chichagof
  9. Chicham
  10. chicharron
  11. chicharrones

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